The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has obtained letters of intent from 110 associations seeking registration as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, revealed this information during the second regular consultative meeting with media executives held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.
Yakubu stated that INEC is carefully processing the applications in accordance with the procedures established by law, as well as its own regulations and guidelines.
He mentioned that the commission has acknowledged all requests received to date, with the exception of six recent submissions, which will be addressed before the end of the week.
“As at Monday, 23rd June 2025, the Commission has received letters of intent from 110 associations that wish to register as political parties.
“We are diligently processing the requests in line with the procedure outlined in the law as well as our Regulations and Guidelines. We have acknowledged all requests received so far, except six of them received recently, which will be done before the end of the week.
“For emphasis, I wish to inform Nigerians, particularly those interested in registering new political parties, that the handbook containing the Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties 2022 is already available on the Commission’s website.
“Meanwhile, the Commission is today releasing the full list of the 110 associations seeking registration as political parties, indicating their proposed names, acronyms, addresses and the names of their protem Chairmen and Secretaries. For transparency and public information, the list will be uploaded to our website and social media platforms shortly, while hard copies are included in your folders for this meeting,” the INEC chairman said.
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